Don Ferguson

ANNA, Ill. -- Don H. Ferguson, 88, of Mount Vernon, Ill., formerly of Anna, died Thursday, July 24, 2008, at Charleston Rehab and Healthcare Center in Charleston, Ill.

He was born July 22, 1920, in Cypress, Ill., to Benjamin Harrison and Lois Hileman Ferguson. He and June Clardy were married Dec. 17, 1948. She died March 27, 1979.

Ferguson graduated from Southern Illinois University in 1949. He taught 36 years at Anna High School and at schools in Bluford and McLeansboro, Ill. He was a member of Calvary Apostolic Church in Mount Vernon and Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455 in Anna.

He served in the U.S. Army.

Survivors include four nephews, Steve Ferguson of Charleston, Bruce Ferguson of Fort Ludlow, Wash., Roger Ferguson of O'Fallon, Mo., and Alan Ferguson of Dongola, Ill.

He was preceded in death by a daughter and two brothers.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Anna.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery with full military honors by VFW Post 3455.